Race Results : Talladega Superspeedway

Winston 500

Sunday, May 14th, 1978

Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL

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  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 155.699
  • Cautions: 5 for 30 laps
  • Lead Changes: 44
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 188 81 0 running
2 22 27 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 175 170 188 15 0 running
3 2 51 AJ Foyt Buick 165 165 187 0 0 running
4 4 92 Skip Manning Buick 160 160 187 0 0 running
5 36 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 155 155 186 0 0 running
6 20 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 150 150 185 0 0 running
7 5 6 Ferrel Harris Dodge 146 146 185 0 0 running
8 9 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 142 142 184 0 0 running
9 23 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 138 138 184 0 0 running
10 27 48 James Hylton Oldsmobile 134 134 183 0 0 running
11 10 43 Richard Petty Dodge 135 130 183 2 0 running
12 29 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 127 127 180 0 0 running
13 21 30 Tighe Scott Oldsmobile 124 124 180 0 0 running
14 30 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 121 121 180 0 0 running
15 6 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 118 118 179 0 0 running
16 26 64 Tommy Gale Ford 115 115 178 0 0 running
17 37 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 112 112 177 0 0 running
18 25 49 Claude Ballot-Lena Dodge 109 109 177 0 0 running
19 24 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 106 106 175 0 0 fan blade
20 38 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 103 103 172 0 0 running
21 7 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 100 100 168 0 0 engine
22 18 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 102 97 165 49 0 engine
23 35 19 Dick May Chevrolet 94 94 162 0 0 engine
24 17 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 96 91 158 34 0 engine
25 41 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 88 88 153 0 0 engine
26 33 10 Jimmy Means Ford 85 85 151 0 0 running
27 13 22 Ricky Rudd Buick 87 82 150 1 0 engine
28 34 8 Ed Negre Dodge 79 79 146 0 0 running
29 16 79 Frank Warren Dodge 76 76 134 0 0 running
30 11 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 73 73 133 0 0 engine
31 8 72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 75 70 121 1 0 clutch
32 28 00 John Utsman Chevrolet 67 67 93 0 0 engine
33 32 77 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 64 64 80 0 0 engine
34 14 53 Ron Hutcherson Buick 61 61 77 0 0 transmission
35 15 21 David Pearson Mercury 58 58 51 0 0 overheating
36 31 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 55 55 38 0 0 engine
37 39 02 Frank Hill Chevrolet 52 52 37 0 0 radiator
38 12 15 Bobby Allison Ford 54 49 34 5 0 transmission
39 3 5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile 46 46 31 0 0 engine
40 40 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 43 43 5 0 0 engine
41 19 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 40 40 4 0 0 engine

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